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Efforts continue to open Othello splash pad by 2027
OTHELLO — Othello city officials are working to get the splash pad in Kiwanis Park open for summer 2027. The sp…
Biden: Cardona right pick to lead education through pandemic
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced Miguel Cardona as his pick for education secretary on Wednesday, saying Connecticut's education chief and life-long champion of public schools is the rig…
Consumer spending drops 0.4%, first decline since April
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending fell 0.4% in November, the first decline since April, as Americans confronted a newly resurgent virus.
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain.
Wolf seeks $145M fund shift to help businesses with pandemic
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday proposed spending $145 million in reserves from a worker's compensation fund to help the hardest-hit businesses cope with the raging coronavirus pandemic.
US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to a still-elevated 803,000, evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outb…
Ancestor of 1st Black California elections chief never voted
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shirley Weber, soon to become the first Black woman to serve as California's top elections officer, will come to work with a deeply personal perspective about protecting the right to vote: Her gr…
Liz Weston: RV-Buying Mistakes to Avoid
Recreational vehicle sales are soaring, and the RV industry expects 2021 to be a record-breaking year. Dealerships say much of the demand is coming from first-time buyers and others anxious to find a safer way to v…
Pfizer to supply US with additional 100M vaccines doses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer said Wednesday it will supply the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement between the pharmaceutical giant and the Trump administr…
California to become 1st state to top 2 million virus cases
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's Christmas Eve was marked by pleas to stay home for the holidays and a grim milestone as it was poised to become the first state to top 2 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
What the new COVID relief package means for your money
A second wave of federal coronavirus relief totaling $900 billion could begin flowing to millions of Americans as soon as the year’s end, nearly nine months after Congress passed the original
Writing off more of that 3-martini lunch is causing a stir
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stuffed into the new emergency relief package is a morsel that President Donald Trump has long had on the buffet of his economic wish list: restoring full tax breaks for restaurant business meals.
Judge will not force county to obey subpoena on Arizona vote
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Phoenix on Wednesday rejected an effort by legislative Republicans to force the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to comply with a sweeping subpoena demanding access to voting machines,…
With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos
WASHINGTON (AP) — The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret.
Gianforte picks federal agency director as agriculture boss
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Governor-elect Greg Gianforte said Wednesday he has picked a former state lawmaker who now directs the federal Farm Service Agency in Montana to serve as the next director of the state Depart…
Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up t…